Border

Environment

Critical repairs begin at South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant

John Carroll

Ground was broken Monday on a project to repair a critical piece of infrastructure that controls the flow into the plant.
KPBS Midday Edition

We want to hear from you: Have you moved across the border because of the housing crisis?

Ashley Rusch

Have you moved across the border because of the cost of living in the San Diego region? How has it impacted your quality of life?
Border & Immigration

Cartels increasingly use young US citizens for fentanyl smuggling

Gustavo Solis

High school and college students are now more likely to become the smugglers of choice for Mexican drug cartels, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office.
Politics

County Supervisors vote to continue emergency on border pollution

City News Service

"We're doing everything possible as a public health care agency to protect the wellness and safety of our residents," board Chairwoman Nora Vargas said during the board's meeting Wednesday.
Border & Immigration

American citizens smuggle more fentanyl into the US than migrants, data show

Gustavo Solis

The idea that tougher enforcement on illegal immigration will stop illegal drugs from flowing into the U.S. has long been a political talking point.
Border & Immigration

'No migrant crime wave.' Experts fact check election rhetoric

Gustavo Solis

Crime statistics consistently show that native born Americans commit more crimes than migrants. But you wouldn’t know that from what politicians are saying.
Border & Immigration

Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold

Associated Press

U.S. authorities say arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended.
Border & Immigration

She cried 'help!' for 24 minutes then fell to her death as Border Patrol waited for backup

Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Body-worn camera footage recently released by Border Patrol sheds new light on the chaotic and confused response from agents and San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel.
Border & Immigration

California helped this teen fight deportation. Now the program is on the chopping block

Wendy Fry

State funds to legally advocate for unaccompanied immigrant children could soon dry up.
Border & Immigration

US-Mexico border arrests are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidency

Elliot Spagat

United States-Mexico border arrests during July have plummeted to a new low for Joe Biden’s presidency, raising prospects a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon.